Pick The Dow

[Bostongambler]

oil up .89

[Bostongambler]

-185

[Bostongambler]

Fannie mae and Freddie Mac both down over 1 dollar

[Bostongambler]

Oil about even

[Bostongambler]

-180

[Bostongambler]

UP on Tues.

[bazanster2]

BG,

Core PPI 8:30am(Eastern)
PPI 8:30am(Eastern)
Building Permits 8:30am(Eastern)
Housing Starts 8:30am (Eastern)

Oil lower overseas as Tropical Storm Fay avoided oil-producing infrastructure
in the Gulf of Mexico.

Aug. 19 (Bloomberg) -- Prices paid to U.S. producers in July rose double the amount economists projected

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Home building projects started in July fell 11 percent to the lowest annual rate in more than 17 years,
while building permits tumbled 17.7 percent, the Commerce Department reported on Tuesday.

Going with DOWN on Tuesday,

gl,

baz
.................................................. .........................
"The U.S. is not out of the woods.
I think the financial crisis is at the halfway point, perhaps.
I would even go further to say 'the worst is to come'"
-Kenneth Rogoff,former IMF chief economist
and an economics professor at Harvard University

Home Depot sales fell 5.4 percent, the seventh decline in the past eight quarters.

[Bostongambler]

-130


good call Baz

[Bostongambler]

UP on Hump Day

[drunkguy]

Wednesday is light on earnings and economic data. Only a handful of companies are scheduled to announce quarterly results, while the weekly crude oil inventory report primary item on the economic calendar.

I'm stumped



guess I'll go with up on the hope that oil falls

[bazanster2]

BG,

U.S. stocks appeared headed for a rebound Wednesday after
an upbeat profit report from Hewlett-Packard Company.

Economic Reports:
Crude Inventories 10:30am(Eastern)

DG,
I guessing the oil inventories fall also. That should be bullish.

going with UP on Hump Day,

gl,

baz

[Bostongambler]

+68.88

[Bostongambler]

Down on Thurs.

[bazanster2]

BG,

Intial jobless cliams was below what economist had expected.
The four-week moving average, however, is at a nearly seven-year high.

Oil rose to $117 a barrel on Thursday, climbing for a third straight session,
as Washington's missile shield deal with Poland angered Russia, adding to
international tension.

Worries about the Finacial sector also are concerning traders.

Leading Indicators 10am(Eastern)
Philadephia Fed 10:00am(Eastern)

going with DOWN on Thursday,


gl,

baz

[Bostongambler]

Down 20 pts I see.

[Bostongambler]

Oil up 6 and change

[Bostongambler]

Dow up 22

[drunkguy]

Only five companies are confirmed to report earnings Friday. None are expected to have an impact on the broader market.

There are no economic releases tomorrow.

I'll go with dead even on Friday

[bazanster2]

BG,

"Oil prices held above $121 a barrel Friday in Asia after jumping more than $5 overnight as investors
mulled the likelihood that tension with Russia would further disrupt crude supplies to the West."


Going with DOWN on Friday.

DG,

Gotta to think you´d get good odds on dead even,

Hope Royal's Bannister pitches better than he did against the Yankees.
He gave up 10 runs, on 10 hits(3 HR´s, Gambi Grand Slam) and 3 BB's in
1 inning pitched. Started the 2nd inning, didn´t record an out.

gl,

baz